title: [Cornea imagery and keratitis caused by processionary caterpillar hairs].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  With their ability to migrate into the cornea and release toxins, caterpillar hairs can induce different clinical presentations such as conjunctivitis, keratoconjunctivitis, uveitis, and less frequently vitreoretinal inflammation (hyalitis, papillitis, macular edema).
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case that occurred in Alsace (France) in a 13-years-old boy presenting with keratitis caused by caterpillar hairs. We localized them in the cornea, for the first time, using confocal microscopy and anterior segment spectral optical coherence tomography.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Confocal microscopy and spectral optical coherence tomography can be useful for diagnosis and follow-up of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, nouvel hôpital civil, BP 426, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67081 Strasbourg cedex, France. isabelle.fournier2@gmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beynat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Creuzot-Garcher
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bourcier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Speeg-Schatz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000209:etiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology*; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004630:Emergencies; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007814:Larva; D054327:Lubricants / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D009036:Moths / Q000254:growth & development*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects*; D058618:Sensilla; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
chemical_list: D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D054327:Lubricants; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D052638:Particulate Matter; D003907:Dexamethasone; D014031:Tobramycin